Diversifikasi Ekonomi Rumah Tangga Pada Desa – Desa Sekitar Taman Nasional Kerinci Seblat Di Kabupaten Lebong Provinsi Bengkulu

Abstract

Economic diversity has often been promoted as a means to achieve the economic goal of stability. Many empirical studies have also concluded that greater diversification in economic can reduce vulnerability and engendering financial development. The objective of this paper is to analyze the degree of economic diversification at village level. This research was conducted at twenty villages located around Kerinci Seblat National Park (TNKS) and determined purposively and surveyed. Twenty households from each selected village were selected using systematic random sampling method, so the total respondents were 400 households. Economic diversity at the village level was estimated using EDI suggested by Dewi, et al (2005).Research found that EDI value for each village studied varies from 0.20 to 1.00 with no village reaches 1.099, which is an ideal condition. The lowest EDI, i.e. 0.20, occurs in the village of Karang Dapo Atas and Karang Dapo Bawah, subdistrict of Bingin Kuning and the village of Ujung Tanjung II Subdistrict Embong Uram Karang. This value indicates that households in the village surveyed simply rely on one type of work, especially in the agricultural sector. This also means that not many households get into other employment sectors such as mining and or services/stalls/stores. By simply relying on agriculture as its main source of income, households tend to be vulnerable if there is a change in the agricultural sector, especially in sectors such as coffee and rubber plantations. Keywords: Economic Diversity, Kerinci Seblat National Park,

Optimizing Household Economic Resource to Lessen Population Pressures on Villages around Kerinci Seblat National Park Bengkulu Province

“…By relying only on the agricultural sector as the main source of income, households tend to be vulnerable if there is a change in the agricultural sector, especially plantation sectors such as coffee and rubber which are mostly cultivated by farm households around TNKS. Less diverse sources of income are also identified by Windirah et al (2014) and Sukiyono et al (2013). Using Income Diversification Index (IDI), they found that the source of income households is limited and the contribution of each income source is uneven as indicated by the low Generally, multi income strategy by diversifying income sources is an alternative solution to lessen population pressures.…”

“…The population pressure index is formed by several important components, especially the population growth rate, land productivity, and the proportion of off-farm income. In addition, research by Sukiyono et al (2015) conclude that households in the villages around Kerinci Seblat National Park (TNKS) Bengkulu province mostly relied solely on one type of work, especially the agricultural sector. By relying only on the agricultural sector as the main source of income, households tend to be vulnerable if there is a change in the agricultural sector, especially plantation sectors such as coffee and rubber which are mostly cultivated by farm households around TNKS.…”

“…However, the problem is that not all households have access, due to relatively limited employment access or because of the necessary conditions, such as education and skill, to diversify their incomes. The lack of employment available and accessible to households is also indicated by a low level of the economic diversification index (IDI) in every single village around TNKS as revealed by Sukiyono et al (2013) research. They concluded that the limited physical, capital, and skill proficiency of every household member become a constraint for developing secondary and tertiary sectors in that area to diversify their income.…”

“…However, optimizing the economic resources owned by every household becomes a very relevant option. One of the important reasons is that these economic resources are already owned by households and have not been used 2 optimally, especially the yard of an average of 1,302.57 m -1 household (Sukiyono et al, 2013). Furthermore, the value of IDI.…”

Tingkat Kerentanan Terhadap Perubahan Iklim Pada Desa - Desa Sekitar Taman Nasional Kerinci Seblat (Tnks) Di Kecamatan Pinang Belapis Kabupaten Lebong Provinsi Bengkulu

“…Sektor pekerjaan lain yang juga banyak dimasuki oleh rumah tangga adalah sektor pertambangan yang menyerap lebih dari 11% rumah tangga. Sektor tambang yang banyak dimasuki oleh kepala rumah tangga adalah tambang emas tradisional, serta sektor galian pasir dan batu (Sukiyono, 2013). Saat ini sektor pertambangan batu bara menjadi primadona selain penambangan emas tradisional di kecamatan ini sejak dibukanya tambang batu bara di Desa Ketenong II yang dikelola oleh PT.…”